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Body Language

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 5m

Alan Ayckbourn

Body Language
by Alan Ayckbourn

There is an awful accident at a cosmetic surgery clinic; overweight reporter Jo and glamour model Angie are beheaded by a helicopter. But never fear, infamous surgeon Hravic knows exactly how to save them and as if by miracle, their heads are sewn back - on the wrong bodies.

Body Language

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 5m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary
There is an awful accident at a cosmetic surgery clinic; overweight reporter Jo and glamour model Angie are beheaded by a helicopter. But never fear, infamous surgeon Hravic knows exactly how to save them and as if by miracle, their heads are sewn back - on the wrong bodies. Will the women learn to cope with their new bodies? Or will Hravic be able to re-sew them correctly? The ending sees everything stitched up nicely.
M5 (34, 41, 50, 84) F3 (30, 40)
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Alan Ayckbourn

Alan Ayckbourn

A playwright and theatre director, to date Alan Ayckbourn has written 89 plays – Family Album attracted four-star reviews when it premiered in September 2022 at the Stephen Joseph, where nearly all his plays are first staged.

However, this year he will stage his 88th play Welc ...

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